Well Damn. On Sunday night I'm dropping into Pittsburgh to do a four-day data audit at a firm there. I know certain entities among you wanted to know if I would be in town, and it turns out I will be, arriving at 2015 on Sunday, and leaving at 1910 on Thursday. Of course, nobody actually condescends to FLY To Pittsburgh from the Northeast, so I have to fly to Detroit to get to Pittsburgh. That's right, I'm flying 2 hours west so I can fly another hour east. Maybe I can bring a stopwatch and a parachute...

You are most welcome to drop by! :) If you have transportation of your own, I can give you our address; otherwise, let me know where you're likely to be and I'll come visit. Also, in the unlikely event that you're not being put up in a swanky hotel somewhere, you are most welcome to make use of our futon. ;)

I'm renting a car when I hit the ground, although knowing Avis, it may take until the next day for them to actually get their act together enough to fulfill a primary use case. I'll be staying at the Marriott in Cranberry Township, apparently north of the city.

They flew me to Pittsburg to get to Detroit. On my way home they said that they were flying me to Washington, which I thought was a bit out of the way, thinking it was the state not the district :) They always have interesting routes.